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Subject:Re: My first post to VanagonWiki
From:John Meeks
Date:Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:25:24 -0400

Tinkerman..
Fwiw:
I've used IE6 SP2 on win2000 with no issues editing the wiki.
John Meeks

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On 9/9/07, tinkerman007@gmail.com <tinkerman007@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 8 Sep 2007 07:57:46 -0700, Michael Elliott
> <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> >Hi TM,
> >
> >The text on the ISS page was munged, I cleaned it up a bit,
>
> Thanks.
>
> > check it to make sure I didn't mess up your meanings.
>
> I'll try, mucho things to do...maybe later.
>
> > It was full of odd codes andthings. I'm not sure why you're having such
> > a difficult time with the formatting.
>
> I'm using Internet Explorer 6 + Service Pack 2.
> Any other listees can report similar problems at VanagonWiki?
>
> >When you Edit a page, are you seeing an edit window for your text which
> >has a toolbar at the top? The word "Wikitext" is the left uppermost tool
> >button on the bar.
>
> Yup. That's the editing tools menu, right?
>
> >For adding pictures, first upload them (which you say you have).
> >Then position your cursor where you want the picture to be, then on the
> >toolbar press the Image button (little yellow box with a mountain or some
> >pointy thing in it).
>
> Sure, I was trying that.
>
> >This should create a little popup window. You start by typing the first
> >letters of your image name and the box will search for image files with
> >that name.
>
> That was the problem, it didn't find the names. Today, somehow, it
> managed...
>
> > Select the one you want, add dimensions or borders or things
> >(the dimensions work here, don't know about borders) and press "OK."
> >You may need to drag the image to put it where you want it.
>
> Yup, now it's suddenly working fine, or I was too tired last night...:-)
>
> CTM
>

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